Thailand History

THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THAILAND Thailand means “land of the free”, and throughout its 800-year history, Thailand can boast the distinction of being the only…

  THE RETURN OF PHIBUN AND THE MILITARY FORCE IN THAILAND As a result of Pridi’s fall from grace and the manner in which the…

THE EARLY HISTORY IN THAILAND    Over the course of millennia, migrations from southern China peopled Southeast Asia, including the area of contemporary Thailand. Archaeological…

THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1947 In November 1947, the so-called Coup d’Etat Group, led by two retired generals and backed by Phibun, seized power…

THE MON AND KHMER IN THAILAND    The closely related Mon and Khmer peoples entered Southeast Asia along migration routes from southern China in the…

 THE COUP D’ETAT IN NOVEMBER 1951 By 1951 Phibun had begun to share political power with two associates who had participated with him in the…

THE TAI PEOPLE The forebears of the modern Thai were Tai-speaking people living south of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) on the mountainous plateau of…

THE SARIT AND THANOM Phibun had failed to win the popular support that he had sought, and the effort cost him what remained of his…

THE SUKHOTHAI PERIOD  Situated on the banks of the Mae Nam Yom some 375 kilometers north of present-day Bangkok, Sukhothai was the cradle of Thai…

THE RETURN OF SARIT IN THAILAND   In October 1958, Sarit, recently returned from the United States where he had undergone extensive medical treatment, took…

THE AYUTHAYA ERA (1350-1767) The kingdom of Ayutthaya was founded by U Thong, an adventurer allegedly descended from a rich Chinese merchant family who married…

THE THAILAND POLITICS FROM 1963 TO 1971 In December 1963 Sarit died in office. His deputy, Thanom, peacefully succeeded to the prime ministership and pursued…